Typewriters: Iconic Machines From The Golden Age Of Mechanical Writing
by Anthony Casillo /
2017 / English / EPUB
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From the creation of the QWERTY keyboard to the world's first
portable typing machine, this handsome collection is a visual
homage to the golden age of the typewriter. From the world's first
commercially successful typewriter—the Sholes & Glidden Type
Writer of 1874—to the iconic electric models of the 1960s, eighty
vintage devices are profiled in elegant photographs and fascinating
text that highlights the design modifications, intricate details,
and peculiar quirks that make each typewriter unique. From
functional advances like noiseless machines to luxurious details
such as mahogany covers and inlaid mother-of-pearl, a century of
design innovation and experimentation is charted in these pages.
Packed with visuals and rich with history,
From the creation of the QWERTY keyboard to the world's first
portable typing machine, this handsome collection is a visual
homage to the golden age of the typewriter. From the world's first
commercially successful typewriter—the Sholes & Glidden Type
Writer of 1874—to the iconic electric models of the 1960s, eighty
vintage devices are profiled in elegant photographs and fascinating
text that highlights the design modifications, intricate details,
and peculiar quirks that make each typewriter unique. From
functional advances like noiseless machines to luxurious details
such as mahogany covers and inlaid mother-of-pearl, a century of
design innovation and experimentation is charted in these pages.
Packed with visuals and rich with history,Typewriters
Typewriters is
the essential story of a writing invention that changed the world.
is
the essential story of a writing invention that changed the world.